Drum Crushers

Drum crushers, or barrel compactors, are strong machines built to crush hollow metal cylinders or drums. Smaller models crush tins, drums and cans. Larger models can compact tall 200L steel drums and oil filters.

A barrel compactor exponentially reduces the large yields of space that drums usually take up in waste management. Our drum crusher machines have a compaction rate of 6:1, to really reduce the mass and space of a metal drum. Sophisticated crushers are also built with an internal oil collection tank to capture, retain and later drain any liquid from the drums.

Additionally, drum crushers can also offer these benefits:

• Lower disposal costs: by reducing the volume of waste and amount of handling time
• Save time: less waste means less time your workers need to spend on waste management
• Recycle stainless steel: crushing and processing steel drums allows your business to better export these raw materials for extra cash, or for further processing in your metal fabrication facilities.Get Scrap metal rebate: by crushing the drums, the weight in the bin increases significantly increasing the likelihood of getting a rebate.

Depending on the barrel compactor, you can crush a range of drums in different materials (steel, plastic and fibre) and sizes. This includes paint tins, aerosol cans, steel vats, and oil filters.

Our WASTEPAC DRUM CRUSHER (205L) can crush drums up to 205 litres in size, while our WASTEPAC 20L CAN CRUSHER can crush smaller drums up to 20 litres.

Drum crusher machines tend to be quite heavy, so they are definitely not something you want to lift yourself and use a truck to move like many of our other recycling machines. Our largest drum crushing machine weighs 600kg.

Drum crushing machines work a lot like balers. Their compartment is filled manually through an easily accessible hopper, the operator then closes the door and turns the drum crusher’s crushing operation on which activates the compacting arm. After pressing down the drum or drums, the machine should indicate that it is safe to open, and you will be able to retrieve the flattened materials.

All our drum crushing machines are low maintenance but to keep them in good condition it is still important that you keep the area tidy, don’t step or damage power cords, and follow the proper procedures in the manual when operating.

Our specialists at Waste Initiatives are primely trained and experienced in the service, maintenance and repair of drum crushing equipment. After installing your barrel compactor, we’ll also talk to you about committing to a maintenance plan. This is so that our specialists can inspect your machine routinely and help prevent major faults before they happen. If you would like Waste Initiatives to own and be responsible for all the maintenance of your drum crushing equipment you can consider going for an operating lease from our different finance and rental options.

We can also come onto the scene in the case of an emergency at your notice, to help get everything up and working as soon as possible when a drum compactor breaks down.

With over 40 years of experience in the waste management and recycling industry, our technicians are the experts in waste management equipment. Now Australians have been able to well trust Waste Initiatives for our compactors to reduce the volume of their waste. Our barrel compactors offer reliable optimal performance for crushing a range of different tins, drums and cans.

In addition to our equipment, Waste Initiatives also provides continued care with servicing, maintenance and emergency repairs.